stonewall

UK
/ˈstəʊn.wɔːl/
US
/ˈstoʊn.wɔl/
stonewallsubstantiv
stonewalls
Pl.
UK
/ˈstəʊn.wɔːl/
US
/ˈstoʊn.wɔl/
Übersetzungen
The committee faced a stonewall in their investigation.
Комитет столкнулся с препятствием в их расследовании.
The old stonewall marked the boundary of the property.
Старое заграждение обозначало границу собственности.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
Definitionen
An act or strategy of delaying, obstructing, or refusing to answer questions, typically in order to hinder a process or investigation.
Reporters ran into a stonewall when they asked the spokesperson about the company’s financial troubles.
stonewallverb
stonewalled
Präteritum
stonewalled
Partizip Perfekt
stonewalling
Gerundium
UK
/ˈstəʊnwɔːl/
US
/ˈstoʊnwɑl/
Übersetzungen
The committee decided to stonewall the new policy implementation.
Комитет решил саботировать внедрение новой политики.
The politician continued to stonewall during the interview.
Политик продолжал уклоняться во время интервью.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
жестко отгораживаться
Definitionen
To delay or obstruct by refusing to answer questions or by being evasive.
The witness was accused of trying to stonewall the investigation by not providing clear answers.
To refuse to cooperate or comply with a request or demand.
The committee members decided to stonewall the proposal until further information was provided.